INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC BUS SERVICES IN KILKENNY CITY
Awarded to City Direct Bus Limited
National Transport Authority_1149(buyer)
- Published
- Published 30 July 2025
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Contracting authority
- National Transport Authority_1149Procuring entity
1 live opportunity · 2 awarded contracts
Dublin, Ireland
IE-NATIONAL: 119869
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INVITATION TO NEGOTIATE FOR A PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT FOR THE PROVISION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC BUS SERVICES IN KILKENNY CITY
This ITN has been issued by the Authority in connection with a competitive procurement for award of a contract being conducted in accordance with the negotiated procedure under the European Union (Award of Contracts by Utility Undertakings) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 286/2016) (the “Regulations”). This ITN relates to the project advertised by the Authority and published in the Official Journal of the European Union (“OJEU”) on 6th July 2023 with reference TED19-IRL/2023-000685. This ITN is being issued to those who have been invited to participate in negotiations following shortlisting of Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (“PQQ”) responses (the “Tenderers”).
€25,000,000Won by City Direct Bus Limited
Key details
- Country
- Ireland
- Status
- Contract signed
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- €25,000,000
- Procedure
- restricted
- Rules
- Directive 2014/25/EU
- Published
- 30 July 2025
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- €25,000,000
- Award date
- 25 July 2025
- Bids received
- 4
- City Direct Bus Limited
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City Direct Bus Limited
- Based in
- Galway
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
4
Open and restricted tenders in Transport services (excl. Waste transport) drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 25% received only one.
Market context
Typical award in Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
€221,000
Median of 152 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 113.1× the median.
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